Air-cooling garment press



Nov. l, 1927; 1,647,769

G. A. BRAUN AIR COOLING GARMENT PRESS Filed Oct. 30. 1924 INVENTOR @aim Braun.

BY @WV ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. l, 19.27.

UNITED STMTTES1 1,647,169 PATENT OFFICE.

GIUS A. BRAUN. OF SYBACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESN ASSIGNHENTS, '.lO

THE PROSPERITY COMPANY, INC., F SYRACUSE,

BBW YORK.

NEW Yoan, CORPORATION or AIB-COOLING GABMENT rnEss.

Application tiled October 30, 1924!.` Serial No. 746,758.

VThis invention relates to garment pressing machinery and more particularly to an 1mproved air cooling garment press wherein the garment or work is removed from theV l` ress )aws and cooled b air subsequently to ing steam treated an pressed.

An object of the invention is to produce an improved air cooling and air drying means co`mbined with an ordinary steam pressing machine in order that the work be quickly cooled and made ready for wearing or boxing and packing subsequently to the heating, pressing, and steam spraying operations, the characteristic being that no time is lost in the airing of the garment since my invention affords means external of the pressing head and buck for accomplishing this purpose; and the drying and cooling'of the work not being carried out while inside the press thus frees the press for the next press- 1n operation.

lie accompanying drawings `illustrate an embodiment of the invention serving to illustrate the principles involved, but it. is understood that changes may be madeto better adapt the invention for use in connection:`

with standard type pressing machines.

Figure 1 illustrates a fragmentary plan view of the improved garment pressing 'ma- 301 chine showin an upper surface foraminous press head a apted to circulate air through the work laced "on top of the press head subsequent y to the pressing `operation between the pressing jaws. a5 Figure 2 is a side fragmentary view of the pressing machine with the head of the prem shown` in sectionlas developed on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 illustrates a fragmentary detail of the head to better ex lain `a novel work holding clamp employe to hold the work in place during the cooling operation and durin the opening and closing of the press. Re errin" now more particularly `to the w drawings for a further description of the invention, there is illustrated a frame 10 of any suitable design andthe frame supports the usual form of press buck or jaw 11 which is heated by any suitable means as for example steam or electricity. The frame supports a swinging press level 13 `pivoted at. 14,

and the rear portion of the ress lever is broken away, thougnit is to that suitable mechanism may be. employed understood for swinging the press lever on the fulcrum point 14 to raise and lower a pressing head 15 supported ontlie front end of the lever.

Itis preferred that the press head 15 have an upper flat surface which is unobstructed by the press lever and to this end the press lever 13 may be extended outwardly to each end of the press head and is provided with a bolting flange 17 by which the forward ends of the presslever 13 'are securely attached to the ends of the head 15.

The press head 15 may be provided with y a steam heating chamber 19 supplied with steam lead and steam return pipes 20 connected with the heating chamber 19. The head 15 may as well, if desired, be manufactured with a steam spraying chamber by which the work on the buck 11 may be moistcned land treated with steam during the pressing operation as will be understood by those versed ini the art.

The press head 15 is provided with an air circulating chamber 22 and may include a nipple 23 connected with the air circulating chamber. Suitable connections` such as a. flexible tube M, are attached to the ni le 23 d may be connected with either ai ower or exhauster in order that air be' blown up through"the foraminous chamber 22 or exhausted therefrom. The upper wall or surface of the ehanrber 22 is provided with perforations 25 through which the air is discharged from the head chamber 22 o`r drawn thereinto. By placin the hot and steam `treated Work on to o the foraminous buck Surface, it is possib e to quickly cool the work or. garment while another garment is being pressed between the preing members or Jaws.

Means are provided to hold the work in position on the head 15 durin the up and down swinging motion thereo and to this end a clamp is swingably-mounted on top of the head and is adapted to reach across and bear down upon the garment to hold it in position during the pressing and cooling operation. This garment clamp comprises a plurality of pressure fingers or beta2? fixed to a shaft 28, and this shaft is supb grasping and dyngers. Suitable the-clamp in down position or in up position. For' example, a coil tension spring 30 l has its lower end attached to the head 15 foraminous when while its upper end is attached to a, mutilateddisc 31 fixed to the shaft 2 8. The disc 31 and shaft 28 move together and the disc is made with a notch 32 defined bya shoulder at each end. A stop pin 33 is anchored to the bearing 29 and stands rigidly aong- Aside the notch 32 in such a manner that each Shoulder end of the notch 32 impingcs against the pin 33 v'so that the notch 32 is dened at each end by' the shoulder which comes to rest against the pin 33. v Sineethe pin 33 is anchored to the bearing 29 it remains stationary while the disc 3i with Shaft 28 and pressure fingers 27, ail swing relatively to the pin. The spring 30 acts to hold the pressure clamp fingers 27 down in clamping relation on a garment and likewise acts to hold thenger 27 upwardly in a vertical sition asjmdicated in dotted lines. It 1s noted, therefore, how the ring 30 will maintain the clamp 27 in upright osition out of the operator-s way while e is pacing a garment en the upper ead surface, and the operator quickly ena s the garment clamp 27 down in position pulllng one of the ngers 27 forwardly w ich permits the spring 30 to quickl draw the clamp down on the work. In e operation of an improved pressing machine of this character, the operator rst steam presses the garment between the pressing jaws 11 and 15. This operation usuaiiy leaves the work very hot and ofttimes damp inasmuch as suits of clothes and the like are steam sprayed during the pressing-operation. in some pressing machines, it has been the pxractice to draw air or blow air through t e garment while hetween the press ]aws, but this prolonge the period the arment is in the press so the operator, in t e use of my improved machine, removes the work Yfrom the press and places it on top of the head and out of his way -while engaged in p the next gamen .g and while pressing the next garmentgthe rst one p we. is receiving a prolonged air cociing treatment.

Among the important advantages of this improvement, itis to be noted that the werk receives a longer cooling treatment than ordinlrily aorded by other types of air cooling p machines. in tact, the hot and damp garment is subjected to a cooling `treatment on the upper surface foraminous head for a time equal to the steaming and pressing treatment the next garment is reccivin between the jaw members and sg it follows that thpe work, when re3 moved from the clamps 27 is eooi and dry readyfor wear or ready ifor handling and y armere, the work in the press remains hetween the jaws the time required for the operator to remove the cooled work from the top and in this way the garment in the press may receive a longer pressing period as well as the garment on top receiving a ionger cooling period than ordinarily A- results in using' present day machimes.

What i claim is f l. A. garment press comprising in combination, cooperating press Jaws, a swinging press lever' adapted to open and close the iress. said press lever having its iront end ranched out and extended outwardlyA to the ends of a press jaw and joined theretoior the purpose of leaving an unohstructedupper fiat surface on the jaw, said jawfoein provided with an upper foraminous wor cooing surface, and means for forcing air through the said upper foraminous-jaw surace to cool work placed thereon.

2. A garment press comprising in combination, cooperating press jaws, a swinging press iever adapted 'to open and close the press, said press lever having the front endextended outwardly to the ends of a press jaw and joined thereto for the purpose of ieaving -an unobstructed upper surtace on the jaw, a garment retaining means installed on the up er surface of the jaw to hold the work in pace during the opening and closing motion of the press, and means to blow air through the work.

3. A garment pressing machine comprising in combination, cooperating press jaws, a swixging press lever adapted to open and close tess, said press ever having the front end ranched outwardly and extended to the ends of one of the jaws and joined Y thereto for the purpose of leaving an un obstructed upper surface on the jaw, a garment retaining means installed on the upper surface of the jaw to hold work in 'place during the opening and closing motion of the press, and spring actuating means to hold the garment retaining means in downwardly operative position or upwardly inoperative position. Y

4. A. garment press comprising in comhination, cooperating rese jaws, means for R15 opening and cl t press, one of the iaws being rovid with an air circulating chamber'a jacent the upper wall thereon, and said upper wall being provided with perforations for admission` or discharge of air to and from the chamber hy means of which the work treated betweenV the press iaws and subsequently placed upon the top gew surface may he su jected to a cooling and drying ent.

5:- garment prem comprising in combinatlon, cooperating'press jaws, means for 9 and closin the prem, one oi the jaws being rovid with an air circulatin her iant the upper' wail thereor, 530

ias l said upper wall being provided with erforations for admission or discharge o air to and from the chamber by which the work treated between the press jaws and subsequently placed upon the top jaw surface may be subjected to a cooling and drying treatment, and a Work clamp arranged to hold the work in position over" the perforations.

6. A press comprising, a cooperating head and buck between which work is pressed, said head being provided with an air chamber made in its upper portion, said air chamber of the head having an unobstructed substantiall fiat top surface on which a garment w ich is not being n ressed may1 be placed, and said top Hat sur ace of the ead air chamber being foraminated to permit a flow of air therethrough to cool the garment. 7. A press comprising, a cooperating head and buck between which Work is pressed. said head being provided with an air chainber made in its upper portion, said air chamber of the head having an unobstructed substantially fiat top surface on which a garment which is not being pressed ma be placed, said top Hat surface of the head air chamber being foraminated to permit a iiow of airtherethiough to cool the garment and holding means mounted on` top vof the head to clamp down thegarment.-

Iii testimony whereof I a'ix my signature.

GAIU S A. BRAUN. 

